Jonas Brothers talk tour, new music, growing into future

August 22, 2010|By John J. Moser, OF THE MORNING CALL

Kevin Jonas: "It's going to be fun. I'm really looking forward to it. This will be the first time that I have toured as a married man, so it should be a little bit different. She's (my wife) been on the road with us a lot in the past couple of years. So, it's very exciting. It's new."

How daunting it is to look down the barrel of this global tour, realizing you guys are going to be away from home for a long time. And also, talk about creating a set list for this tour. You kind of already touched on it, but talk a little bit more about it. And - because you know, you got to - you know, writing a set list is not an easy task, I'm sure.

Nick Jonas: "No, this set list has not been easy at all. It's been really difficult to try to figure out what songs we're going to do from our albums, what songs we're going to do from 'Camp Rock,' and what songs we're going to do from the TV show. There's a lot of projects that we have to take into consideration when making the set list. But I think we're going to try to play whatever kind of hits that we have, and hopefully the fans respond positively."

Talk a little bit about the decision to go out on tour without a new album. And how many songs on the 'Camp Rock' album are Jonas Brothers songs?

Nick Jonas: "I think the decision was made because we knew that we had a lot of material coming out in different areas. And, I think we just felt that after releasing four albums in about 3 1/2 years, that it might be a bit of an overload. So, we started to not go with releasing an album this year. But I think - you know 2011, you can expect another Jonas Brothers album.

"And then as far as what songs are Jonas Brothers albums on the Camp Rock album, we're actually not a part of the song writing in this particular film. We were busy touring at the time. And so, they had some song writers listen to our music and really kind of write some tunes that we feel like we would've done anyway. And we love the music and we're excited for the fans to hear it, and we're excited to play it live this summer."

As far as evolving musically and with your image, you guys are growing, married, and all of that. How do you see your music evolving to reflect more of who you are as grown men, as opposed to all the success you had when were much younger?

Kevin Jonas: "For us, our musical journey has just been a progression. We're not trying to grow up too fast or anything, and I'm saying that even coming from being married. For us, we're growing up with our audience, and - growing up with the people listening to our music, as well as the people all around us that are starting to listen to our music now as well. For us, we're just making the music that we love. And of course being an artist there's always time to try and reinvent yourself and make what you have fresh, and I think that's goal for every artist out there. But at the same time, you want to stay true to who you are as people."

Can you guys talk about any details from "Camp Rock 2," and some of the themes that are in that particular show coming up?

Nick Jonas: "Sure. 'Camp Rock 2,' I think the premise of the movie primarily is about coming together. I think the first one was finding yourself. This time around is really about being able to rely on others, and I think that's really important factor in the movie."

Kevin Jonas: "And through scenes from this film - the premise of this film is really that we're going back to the camp as counselors, but we find out that there is another camp that is just across the lake. And, they challenge us for the right to pretty much be the top camp. That creates some difficulties within our camp. We're trying to survive with this other camp competing and being so very close to ours."

Could you talk a little more about the new music on 'Camp Rock 2'? Some of the specific songs and what they're like, and why they felt like the right songs for you to record. And then also, address what you think a timetable might be for the next album that Nick mentioned.

Nick Jonas: "As far as the music in 'Camp Rock' goes, I think the thing that really speaks to us about this film and about the music is that there's something for everyone. You know, there's R&B, there's Hip Hop, and then there's kind of our more Pop/Rock sound. Demi's sound. So, so many different sounds, I think that'll really attract people to the film. And then as far as the next Jonas Brothers album, I think we're working right now on what that's going to sound like. Just you know, taking our time and really trying to make something great, no matter how long it takes. Hopefully, 2011 is the timeline, but we're not sure just yet. And, we're in no rush. We're writing a lot of music, but in no rush to release an album in the [near] time period."

Apart from the new tunes on 'Camp Rock 2,' can we expect to hear any new material on the tour? Any of your songs that you know, you've come up with recently?